Classes are held for students Year I – V English Division
Exercises:
1.Skin as a source of vitamin D. Skin ultrastructure, ultraviolet radiation and skin, cutaneous vitamin D production, vitamin D metabolism, role of vitamin D in regeneration of epidermal barrier
2. Biological activity of vitamin D and its derivatives. Mechanism of action of vitamin D on the cellular level. The role of vitamin D in regulation calcium phosphate homeostasis. Effect of vitamin D on the proper functioning of the skeletal, muscular, nervous and immune systems.
3. Causes and effects of vitamin D deficiency in children and adults. Vitamin D deficiency – population study. Vitamin D deficiency in clinical trials. Vitamin D sources and the role of supplementation.
4. Vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of civilization diseases. Vitamin D supplementation Clinical and population studies. Vitamin D as a drug, laboratory and clinical studies.
5. Does vitamin D prevent cancer? Can Vitamin D supplementation be harmful? The truths and myths about vitamin D, work in groups. A discussion in groups, is aimed at critical evaluation of literature and common opinions expressed in media.